# The Dark Other — Character guide

> Key figures in The Dark Other by Stanley G. Weinbaum.

- [Patricia Lane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dark_other_se/characters/patricia_lane.md): Pat moves between her mother's house and Dr. Horker's study, trading barbs with the old psychiatrist while her thoughts circle one man. She loves Nicholas Devine with a fierceness that frightens her, and she alone has se
- [Nicholas Devine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dark_other_se/characters/nicholas_devine.md): Nick reads Tristram Shandy, quotes it badly, and prefers long night drives to dances, which is why Dr. Horker calls him introverted and repressed. He adores Pat with a tenderness that seems almost too gentle for a man, y
- [Dr. Carl Horker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dark_other_se/characters/dr_carl_horker.md): Dr. Horker fills his house with guests and his talk with professional skepticism, calling Nick a nice kid and a psychopathic case in nearly the same breath. He probes Pat's story with clinical questions, half-convinced t
- [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dark_other_se/characters/the_doctor.md): He listens to Pat's story of two personalities with the calm of a man cataloguing defense mechanisms, and he asks whether Nick might simply be lying to escape blame. Pat snaps at him for treating her and Nick as cases, t
- [The Other](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dark_other_se/characters/the_other.md): Where Nick is gentle, the other is gross, crafty, and unashamed, mocking Pat with talk of synapses and devils while threatening to make Nick suffer for any resistance. He knows her love is his authority: to protect Nick,
- [Honey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dark_other_se/characters/honey.md): A minor character, possibly a pet or a term of endearment for someone.
- [Mueller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dark_other_se/characters/mueller.md): A stoic servant or assistant in the household.
- [Magda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dark_other_se/characters/magda.md): An older woman, possibly a housekeeper or local figure.
- [Mrs. Lane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dark_other_se/characters/mrs_lane.md): Patricia's mother, concerned about her daughter's well-being.
- [Dear Nick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dark_other_se/characters/dear_nick.md): An affectionate address to Nicholas, possibly from a letter.

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